It was our buddy Jason's birthday, and he wanted to do some camping and climbing on Tonsai. We joined him for the evening, but didn't do any climbing since we were already exhausted from our own climbing adventure on Railay. Now, we're not usually one for camping, but it's something I really wanted to try whist in Thailand so I found a bargain tent at Tesco for $400 baht, and we only had to pay the Chill Out Bar 100 baht to pitch our tent in the back. Those prices work for me!
Cheers to my friend Stacy for some of these photos! Tonsai is a ten minute longtail boat ride from Ao Nang, and is just across the way from Railay West. You can actually walk between the two at low tide, or climb through the jungle for about 20-30 minutes (at your own risk) to get from one to the other. Tonsai is much more rustic than Railay, and caters to the backpacker set and the athletic climber type. It's very hippie-d out, which means you either want to stay there for no longer than 48 hours or you'll get sucked in and want to stay forever; the latter usually being the dread-locked, harem pants-ed traveler seeking spiritual enlightenment. It is a great place to get away for a few days however, there's no cars and few distractions. Days are mostly activity based - playing cards, reading a book, swimming, drinking, kayaking, climbing, or lounging around.
Here are a few more from previous Tonsai visits (we've been about twice before)
It's a beautiful beach when the tide is in (i.e. morning - mid afternoon) and we hope to go back one more time once school gets out for a kayak trip. Stay tuned!
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